Po-motion Interactive Floor and Wall Displays – software from USD 32
Po-motion Interactive Floor and Wall Displays – Games – Projections.
Apple iOS Hardware Assisted Screenlock Bruteforce
You can buy the IP box on ebay for around $200. It takes 4 – 5 days to unlock any IOS device, even if it has the “Erase data after 10 attempts” configuration setting enabled. MDSec Blog: Apple iOS Hardware Assisted Screenlock Bruteforce.
B55 Connected – This is how Breitling does smart watches
A breath of fresh air! B55 Connected – Breitling – Instruments for Professionals.
Homeopathy not effective for any medical condition
After a years-long review of hundreds of studies, Australia’s top medical research agency has concluded that homeopathy is essentially useless for treating any medical condition. Researchers with the National Health and Medical Research Council conducted a review of published studies on homeopathy and report that they could not find any good quality evidence to support Read more about Homeopathy not effective for any medical condition[…]
Star Wars-style ‘bionic hand’ fitted to first patients
The technique required the men to have their lower arms amputated and fitted with a robotic replacement which responds to electrical impulses when the muscles contract in the same way as a real hand. “In effect, brachial plexus avulsion injuries represent an inner amputation, irreversibly separating the hand from neural control,” said Professor Oskar Aszmann, Read more about Star Wars-style ‘bionic hand’ fitted to first patients[…]
Xiaomi Mi Note: a smartphone that looks the biz!
Xiaomi Mi Note: This Chinese Phone Is Great. Too Bad You Can't Use It..
Your New Galaxy S6 Will Have a Built-In Expiration Date
No removable battery!?!?! So sad, goodbye Samsung :'( Your New Galaxy S6 Will Have a Built-In Expiration Date.
Digital Combat Simulator
From the guys who built LOMAC Digital Combat Simulator.
America’s most powerful men explain why they’re scared of email
Graham told a confused Bloomberg News: "I’ve tried not to have a system where I can just say the first dumb thing that comes to my mind. I’ve always been concerned. I can get texts, and I call you back, if I want." McCain meanwhile said this: "I’m afraid that if I was emailing, given Read more about America’s most powerful men explain why they’re scared of email[…]
Rowhammer allows root access to non-ECC DRAM3 memory machines (laptops)
"rowhammer", rapidly writes and rewrites memory to force capacitor errors in DRAM, which can be exploited to gain control of the system. By repeatedly recharging one line of RAM cells, bits in an adjacent line can be altered, thus corrupting the data stored. This corruption can lead to the wrong instructions being executed, or control Read more about Rowhammer allows root access to non-ECC DRAM3 memory machines (laptops)[…]
Freedom respected by NL courts – no more total tracking of internet and calling data
Dutch courts have decided that the ubiquitous tracking of every person in the nation is at variance with the right to having a private life and has to be stopped immediately. Hopefully the NL Gov (of which the Justice department is very disappointed with the verdict, the house of commons less so) will not appeal Read more about Freedom respected by NL courts – no more total tracking of internet and calling data[…]
Apple patents Samsungs Edge screen
Once Apple saw it they went for the patent and yesterday got it. Prior art? Never heard of it. Well done Apple for copying someone else – yet again. And well done the patent system for giving up patents to people who have not rights to them. Yet again. Apple patenteert Samsungs Edge-scherm – Webwereld.
This Map Shows Where the Happiest and Unhappiest People Live in the US
All other things being equal, the south, parts of the west, and upper midwest are the happiest places in the United States according to a recent study. Researchers from Harvard University and the University of British Columbia took data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which asked 300,000 individuals to report on their Read more about This Map Shows Where the Happiest and Unhappiest People Live in the US[…]
Pinterest promoters marked as spammers as Pinterest decides to be sole promoter
Pinterest promoters zonder werk na 'spamklem' – Emerce. wow – killing your most active userbase is an awesome plan!
utorrent client comes with litecoin mining and other stuff if you just next the install
Epic’s software tries to do more than mine crypto-currencies, we’re told: like the distributed SETI@home and BOINC projects, it spreads workloads over a large number of home computers, and can use their spare processor cycles to analyze genomes, fold proteins, and so on. But it mostly mines Litecoin. via Litecoin-mining code found in BitTorrent app, Read more about utorrent client comes with litecoin mining and other stuff if you just next the install[…]
Big Brother UK: Supreme Court waves through indiscriminate police surveillance
A Supreme Court decision handed down on Wednesday has given carte blanche to police forces to retain personal data they have collected for virtually any purpose and hold it as long as they like – even when the people targeted are not violent and have committed no crime. via UK Supreme Court waves through indiscriminate Read more about Big Brother UK: Supreme Court waves through indiscriminate police surveillance[…]
Tough Men for Hire: Ex-Special Forces in Demand for War on Terror
Tough Men for Hire: Ex-Special Forces in Demand for War on Terror | Military.com. A good look at how mercenaries are now at the forefront of training armies, since the collapse of Blackwater.
An evidence-based approach to an ancient pursuit: systematic review on converting online contact into a first date
a description of personal traits increased likeability when it: showed who the dater was and what they were looking for in a 70:30 ratio; stayed close to reality; and employed simple language with humour added. Invitations were most successful in obtaining a response from the potential date when they: were short personalised messages addressing a Read more about An evidence-based approach to an ancient pursuit: systematic review on converting online contact into a first date[…]
Lenovo ships laptops with man in the middle spyware on it
The superfish software shipped with Lenovo laptops can intercept and redirect your secure browsing sessions (eg to your bank) so that third parties can hijack them. You can test to see if your Lenovo product is infected, how to do so is included in the link below. It can also be removed, again instructions in Read more about Lenovo ships laptops with man in the middle spyware on it[…]
HTTP/2 Released
Why revise HTTP? HTTP/1.1 has served the Web well for more than fifteen years, but its age is starting to show. Loading a Web page is more resource intensive than ever (see the HTTP Archive’s page size statistics), and loading all of those assets efficiently is difficult, because HTTP practically only allows one outstanding request Read more about HTTP/2 Released[…]
EU air passenger surveillance system could be ready for take-off by year end
Despite privacy concerns and doubts over its usefulness, a plan to track passengers entering or leaving the European Union in a series of national databases is likely to become reality by the end of the year. The call to build national databases of so-called passenger name records (PNRs) has become louder since the recent terror Read more about EU air passenger surveillance system could be ready for take-off by year end[…]
Stop de bewaarplicht » Eis dat jouw provider stopt met de bewaarplicht!
Stop de bewaarplicht » Eis dat jouw provider stopt met de bewaarplicht!.
Hackers fear arms control pact makes exporting flaws illegal
The Wassenaar Arrangement, signed by 42 nations, can be implemented differently by each of these nations. Hackers are worried that exploits are controlled by these arms controls and will be punishable. Leaving 0-day exploits in the wild or unpublished is not good for IT security, as only the people who have them can use them Read more about Hackers fear arms control pact makes exporting flaws illegal[…]
Hackers steal 1 billions dollars over 2 years time in greatest heist ever
By learning about the habits of co-workers in over 100 financial institutions, mainly in Russia, the hackers infected computers using spear fishing techniques. They upped the balance of accounts and transferred away the excess money. They also programmed PIN machines to spit out money at specified times. Hackers stelen 1 miljard dollar bij 'grootste bankroof Read more about Hackers steal 1 billions dollars over 2 years time in greatest heist ever[…]
3 Rear Admirals Forced Out Amid Massive Navy Bribery Scandal
As well as several other officers, they were bribed to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, allowing the company doing the bribing to overcharge for around $20 million dollars. 3 Rear Admirals Forced Out Amid Massive Navy Bribery Scandal | Military.com.